Thursday, July 18, 2019

18 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10 pm MDT

Flashback to 2008 when the Federal Reserve printed $16 trillon in secret and gave it as loans to mega banks to stop them failing

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*The first ever audit of the Federal Reserve since 1913 revealed that the US Federal Reserve gave over $16 trillion to corporations and banks internationally during and after the 2008 fiscal crisis.* *https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceygreenstein/2011/09/20/the-feds-16-trillion-bailouts-under-reported/#3d85d95926b0* *Yes, ten years ago, the US Fed printed money out of thin air, 16 trillion dollars worth of it, and gave it in secret to Globalist banks and corporations, such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Die Erste to keep them afloat.* *The Fed's emergency bailout programme f... more »

WATCH: Cops Assault and Arrest Two Marines for Giving First Aid to an Unconscious Man

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: marine]For helping an unconscious victim on the side of the road, two Marines were savagely attacked by police, beaten and arrested.

City Announces Cops to Begin Arresting People for Being Homeless in the Wrong Part of Town

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: homeless]A settlement in California has granted cops the ability to begin arresting people for simply being homeless in the wrong parts of town.

El acuerdo UE-Mercosur hace peligrar el compre cooperativo

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
18-Jul-2019 El economista Francisco Cantamutto dialogó con Ansol sobre el tratado UE-Mercosur. De su diagnóstico se desprende que dificulta el compre cooperativo y que tendrá un alto impacto negativo sobre algunos sectores y sobre el conjunto del trabajo.

Las grandes empresas han ‘secuestrado la justicia'

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
18-Jul-2019 El acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional socavaría las normas de protección del medioambiente en Asia.

Trade negotiations and the triple trouble for health and the NHS

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
18-Jul-2019 On Monday, the British parliament will debate whether the NHS should be included in US trade talks. Here's how to decode the reassuring words we'll no doubt hear from government.

Más de 400 mil personas ya han participado en plebiscito ciudadano de rechazo al TPP-11

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
18-Jul-2019 La plataforma Chile Mejor sin TLC llama a votar a los que todavía no lo hacen. Y todavía queda tiempo para que más gente se exprese contra tan nefasto tratado económico.

Lucía Sepúlveda (RAP): “Al estar en contra del tratado TPP, estamos defendiendo la agricultura familiar campesina”

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
18-Jul-2019 El 8 de julio comenzó a desplegarse la consulta ciudadana “Plebiscito TPP11”, una instancia organizada por la plataforma “Chile Mejor Sin TLC” que permite demostrar el sentimiento ciudadano ante el Senado sobre la legislación del proyecto TPP-11.

La tragedia griega del TPP-11 y la destrucción de la soberanía nacional

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
17-Jul-2019 La firma de este tratado de libre comercio obstaculizaría las acciones que apunten a cualquier transformación estructural.

CIADI conformó panel arbitral para el caso La Puya

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Jul-2019 El CIADI aceptó la conformación del panel arbitral que conocerá la demanda contra el Estado de Guatemala planteada por Daniel W. Kappes y Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, por la suspensión del proyecto minero Progreso VII Derivada El Tambor.

Pakistán deberá indemnizar a Antofagasta Minerals y Barrick Gold por más de 5 mil millones de dólares

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
16-Jul-2019 El CIADI del Banco Mundial determinó que el país islámico deberá desembolsar 5.840 millones de dólares tras denegar ilegalmente la licencia minera para el proyecto Reko Diq.

DARPA To Put Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Detectors In Public Venues

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By MassPrivateI Can you imagine living in a country that puts surveillance devices in every city and public venue? What would be the first country... more »

Justice Stevens, Babe Ruth and the best law clerk assignment ever

Merritt McAlister, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Florida at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens passed away on July 16. One of his former law clerks recalls her most memorable assignment.

Everything’s Fine Until Suddenly it Isn’t: How a “Leveraged Loan” Blows Up

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
A post-mortem of a leveraged loan bust: private equity wins, too bad for everyone holding the bag.

USDA Reveals Germany GMO-Free Labeling Program Erodes Demand for US GMO Soybeans

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 14 hours ago
Germany’s voluntary GMO-free labeling program is gaining momentum, generating $11 billion in sales in the country in 2018, according to a report by the US Dept of Agriculture’s (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) service. Source: GM Watch According to the report, German consumers’ increasing awareness of and preference for Ohne Gentechnik (“without genetic engineering”) labelled foods […] The post USDA Reveals Germany GMO-Free Labeling Program Erodes Demand for US GMO Soybeans appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

Broncos outclass Bulldogs as Belinda Sharpe makes NRL history

Just In - 14 hours ago
The Broncos keep their slim finals hopes alive with a 28-6 win over Bulldogs in Brisbane, as Belinda Sharpe creates history as the first woman to referee an NRL match.

As A New Paradigm Of East And West Cooperation Emerges, Martin Luther King’s Assassins Try Killing Him Again

Matthew Ehret at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
A new assassination is now being attempted 51 years after the life of Martin Luther King was cut short by a bullet on the balcony of the Loraine Motel on April 4, 1968. A story has gone viral across the international media in recent days which promises to shed light on the […]

The "Uni-polar World" is Disintegrating — Bring The World Together Through Man's Common Mission in Space

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: #Apollo50th Vice President Mike Pence attends the unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s space suit at the National Air and Space Museum in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission Tuesday July 16, 2019.(Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)] On nearly every front, the paradigm of a uni-polar world, centered on the concept of Empire, is disintegrating, while a new paradigm of sovereign nations, cooperating in the development of the productive powers of Mankind as a whole, is spreading out from Asia through the idea of the New Silk Road. Even the leaders of the ... more »

Lakeside 2019, Columbus Zoo Animals and Suzi Rapp

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
Family night on Wednesday at Lakeside was enjoyable for all--Suzi Rapp from the Columbus Zoo showcased animals and also showed clips from TV shows which feature the work of the zoo personnel, OSU vets, and the animals. Her explanation of the Cheetah conservation work was very interesting. They won't raise a singleton--in their fragile environment with so many predators, it's not worth the investment of the mom's time and energy, so sometimes the zoo receives a rejected baby to raise. Also the Cheetah has a her own yellow Lab to keep her happy and calm(er). She also did an afternoon ...more »

VICTORY! UK MPS VOTE TO STOP PARLIAMENT BEING SUSPENDED, TEN TORY MINISTERS REBEL

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*HISTORIC VOTE BY UK MPS WILL PREVENT THE GLOBALISTS FROM SUSPENDING PARLIAMENT TO FORCE THROUGH A NO DEAL BREXIT* *UK MPS MOBILIZE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY AND FORCE BORIS JOHNSON AND THE QUEEN TO KEEP PARLIAMENT OPEN* *GLOBALIST PLAN TO ESTABLISH MARTIAL LAW TO COPE WITH NO DEAL BREXIT CHAOS* *NAZI LINKED QUEEN PLANS TO ESCAPE NO DEAL BR WITH HER EUGENICIST HUSBAND PHILIP * *NO DEAL BREXIT COULD HAVE TRIGGERED FINANCIAL MELTDOWN* *WHO'S EMERGENCY DECLARATION ALSO ALLOWS FOR MARTIAL LAW TO BE DECLARED IN THE UK OVER EBOLA* *UK GLOBALIST GOVERNMENT HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DECLARATIO... more »

Trump Slams 4 Congresswomen; Crowd Chants, ‘Send Her Back!’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Trump set off a firestorm when he tweeted that the four should "go back" to their home countries.

Main Street America and Another War in the Middle East

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
While we frequently hear from John Bolton and Mike Pompeo regarding their opinions about Middle East geopolitical theatre, we rarely see any kind of news coverage regarding the views of Main Street America on one of the key players and how Washington is handling this critical "file". A recent Harvard Caps Harris Poll provides us with insight into the mindset of American voters when it comes to one of the most important issues that Washington seems to spend an inordinate amount of time and energy dealing with; Iran. When asked the following question "*Which of the following should b... more »

Red flags around the police investigation into a top Chinese scientist in Canada's lab which developed the Merck lab

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*The lab in Canada which played a key role in developing Merck's Ebola vaccine appears to be at the centre of a leak after a top Chinese researcher Dr Xiangguo Qiu was removed by police.* *https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/07/15/national-police-investigate-possible-policy-breach-at-canadas-highest-level-disease-lab/* *https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/fact-sheet-ebov-canada-s-experimental-vaccine-ebola.html* *Dr Qiu helped develop the ZMAPP treatment which proved successful in new tests using a synethically created Ebola virus, that is, a bioweapon engine... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Noah Carl fights back after dismissal from Cambridge* Dr. Noah Carl is a young, conservative academic whose existence was relatively anonymous before he became the target of the illiberal intelligentsia and later lost his research position at Cambridge University. Now, he’s over halfway to his crowdfunding target to take the university to task for its cowardly dismissal. Last November, Carl was chosen out of 943 candidates for the prestigious Toby Jackman Newton Trust Research Fellowship at St Edmunds College, part of Cambridge University. Carl, who grew up in idyllic Cambridge ... more »

TRUMP WANTS TO DEMONIZE THE SQUAD, BUT ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS HIM

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
President Trump wants America to focus its attention on the allegedly radical, socialist, anti-Semitic policy positions of the four congresswomen known as the Squad. So how is Trump's attention-focusing project working out? Let's look at some current headlines. * AP: "Trump Leans On Issue of Race in Bid for a 2nd Term in 2020" * Daily Beast: "Trump Rally Crowd Launches Into ‘Send Her Back’ Chant Over Ilhan Omar" * Mediaite: "Trump Rally Crowd Chants ‘SEND HER BACK!’ as POTUS Tears Into Ilhan Omar" * CNN: "'Send Her Back!' Chant Shows Trump's Ugly Plan to Get Reelected" * *New Yor... more »

Canada's link to Nazis in Ukraine

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
July 18, 1943 Nazi collaborators of 14th SS "Galizien" division march through the streets of Lvov, Ukraine under the watch of top ranking German officers during WW II. Just a reminder that there are monuments to these collaborators in Canada in Oakville, ON and Edmonton, AB. How is it possible to erect monuments to Nazis in Canada which lost more than 40 thousands solders fighting the Nazis? Lvov in western Ukraine today still remains a stronghold for the latest generation of Nazi sympathizers who worship Stephan Bandera, a Nazi collaborator who welcomed Nazi Germany's invasion ... more »

Iran Confirms That Its Revolutionary Guards Have Seized An Oil Tanker

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
The MT Riah was last tracked in the Strait of Hormuz around 11pm Saturday before it suddenly slowed down, turned to face Iran, then stopped transmitting its location *Daily Mail:* *Iran reveals it HAS seized a foreign oil tanker that disappeared on Sunday and claims the vessel was 'smuggling one million litres of fuel'* * Iran has seized foreign tanker with 12 crew in the Gulf, state television reported * The report claims the tanker was smuggling Iranian fuel to foreign customers * Neither tanker nor the country from which the crew came from were identified * Revolutionary Guard... more »

The U.S. Marine Corps Has Lost More Than 25,000 Marines to Misconduct

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Why? The Marine Corps has lost more than 25,000 Marines to misconduct over the past decade, according to Commandant Gen. David Berger. In his 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance, Berger said that the Corps "continued loss of 8,000 Marines per year to non-EAS attrition is unacceptable," using an acronym to describe the end of active service in an enlistment. A total of 25,336 Marines were booted from the Corps between 2009 and 2019; 11,765 were for drug and alcohol offenses, while 13,571 were over unspecified misconduct. "This must change," Berg... more »

The U.S. Army Wants to Use "Pokemon Go" Weapons To Kill the Enemy

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * The future is now. Army Futures Command will reach fully operational status just before the newest gem of the Army's modernization plan sees its first birthday on August 24th, officials announced on Tuesday. AFC Commander Gen. John "Mike" Murray told reporters at a technologies showcase on Tuesday that the command will be fully operational on July 31st before showing off everything AFC personnel have been working on over the last year, from night vision goggles and robotic vehicles to new air- and missile-defense capabilities. One of the technol... more »

All of the Reasons Why Many Hispanics are Pro-Life

Nayeli Riano at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Nayeli Riano* *Politics, * Religon plays a big role. Hispanics and pro-life advocacy go together naturally, in no small part because of Hispanics’ Christian faith. Studies have shown that most Hispanics are religiously observant, with about 83% of them affirming a religious affiliation. More important than statistics, however, and more indicative of their views on the issue of abortion, is the emotion with which they explain their culture and views on life. Pilar Sanchez, 46, a resident of Elizabeth, New Jersey, responded with a finger pointed up at the ceiling. “Firstly, it i... more »

Need a Washing Machine? Trump's Trade War Is Causing Prices to Spike

Tori Whiting at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Tori Whiting* *economy, * What should be done to fix it? While tariffs are forcing American families to pay 12% more for their washing machines, 12 members of Congress from Ohio—from both sides of the political aisle—are urging President Donald Trump to maintain tariffs on washers. These tariffs, which range from 20% to 50%, were imposed back in January 2018 after an investigation that determined the domestic washer industry was being injured by imports, when the primary domestic manufacturer affected was just one firm; namely, Whirlpool. Since that decision, washer tariffs a... more »

Want a High-Paying Job But Can't Afford College? Got to a Trade School.

Nayeli Riano at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Nayeli Riano* *economy, * This could work. Solving the huge debt incurred by young adults who took out loans to attend college has become a key policy debate. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for example, recently announced proposed legislation to eliminate student loan debt by taxing bonds and stocks. By the beginning of 2019, student loan debt was at an all-time high: Over 44 million borrowers owed a total of $1.6 trillion. Student debt now is the second-highest consumer debt category, after mortgage debt. Behind Sanders’ motivation for pushing legislation to forgive student loan... more »

I See You: India Says It Can Track China's Stealth Fighters

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: By emperornie - https://www.flickr.com/photos/77326563@N06/45933696532/in/album-72157702027680821/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75885793] Is it true? *But just how good is the J-20? And what is its intended role? After all, America’s first stealth fighter, the F-117 Nighthawk, was not even really a fighter and lacked any air-to-air capability whatsoever.* In January 2011, the maiden flight of a large, dagger-like grey jet announced that China had developed its first stealth aircraft—the Chengdu J-20 “... more »

U.S. government watchdog names investigative director

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
A week after news that the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI) would have a new interim director shortly comes news that the agency will also have a new director of its investigative division as of early next month. Starting August 4, Alexander Runko will be the director of the ORI’s Division of Investigative Oversight … Continue reading U.S. government watchdog names investigative director

Anima Mundi Gets Underway in Brazil After Crowdfunding Campaign

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
[image: Brazil,Anima Mundi is Latin America's largest animation festival, held in Rio and São Paulo.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As crowds gathered in front of Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, in the center of Rio de Janeiro and a movie theatre complex in the Botafogo neighborhood on Wednesday night, organizers of the Anima Mundi Festival let out a sigh of relief. The 27th edition of the largest animation festival in […] The post Anima Mundi Gets Underway in Brazil After Crowdfunding Campaign appeared first on The Rio Times.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Joshua Trees Will Be All-But-Extinct by 2070 Without Climate Action, Study Warns* *There were many periods in the history of the earth that were hotter than the present and the trees survived then so they will survive now. Fires may be a problem but that is at the foot of the Greenies -- as they interfere with good fire management practice. There are some extraordinary scientific bloopers below. The article is total rubbish* Joshua trees — some of the most unusual and iconic plants of the American Southwest — have survived as a species for some 2.5 million years in the inhosp... more »

Google you’re barred

Pict at Scottish Sceptic - 15 hours ago
Google is a politically active organisation which truly represents the 1984 “Big brother”: invading everyone’s life and socially manipulating society towards its own vile politics & profit. Before I realised that their political manipulation of search results wasn’t just a … Continue reading →

Turkey demands US rectify ‘mistake’ of booting them from F-35 program

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Turkey has blasted the US decision to kick it out of the F-35 fighter jet program, in response to Ankara buying Russian S-400 air defense systems, as a mistake that will cause permanent damage to the US-Turkish relations. “This unilateral step is incompatible with the spirit of alliance and does not rely on any legitimate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian ground forces not involved in Syrian Army offensive: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Russian ground forces are not involved in the ongoing Syrian Arab Army (SAA) operations in northwestern Syria, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday. According to the RIA report, the Russian Ministry of Defense denied claims by the militant commanders in Idlib that their special forces and ground troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran seizes ‘foreign vessel carrying smuggled fuel’ in Persian Gulf – TV

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has seized a foreign vessel that was carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf this afternoon, Iranian state TV reported. The tanker was intercepted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military convoy enters northern Hama

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – A Turkish military convoy has reportedly entered the northwestern region of Syria this morning, opposition activists reported via social media. According to the reports, the Turkish military convoy first entered Syria from the neighboring Hatay Province before making its way through the Idlib Governorate to the town of Morek. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army strengthens presence along Turkish border after jihadist offensives: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken strict security measures near the Turkish border with the Latakia Governorate following a series of jihadist attacks on their positions in the Turkmen Mountains. According to the Sputnik News Agency, the Syrian Army’s recent measures around the Turkish border has proven effective in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 23 perish after a brutal attack against a Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) studio in Japan

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
At least 23 perish after a brutal attack against a Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) studio in Japan Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Latest reports about the brutal attack against a Kyoto Animation studio indicate that at least 23 innocent people have been brutally killed by one individual. The animation studio, KyoAni, was […]

Kansas City medical cannabis market attracts 73 applicants for 24 licenses

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Only a third of the applicants to sell medical marijuana in the Kansas City area will receive licenses from the state this year, reflecting stiff competition as marijuana firms look to enter one of Missouri’s most lucrative markets. Lyndall Fraker, director of Missouri’s new medical marijuana program, told The Kansas City Star that the city’s […] Kansas City medical cannabis market attracts 73 applicants for 24 licenses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Oklahoma medical cannabis businesses prepare for ‘necessary’ rules that will up compliance costs

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Oklahoma medical marijuana companies are on the verge of facing new regulations that will increase compliance costs. Expanded costs are expected in a wide range of operations, including: Seed-to-sale tracking and package labeling. Product testing. Waste management. The regulations require MMJ businesses to have installed inventory tracking systems by late August and devote more resources […] Oklahoma medical cannabis businesses prepare for ‘necessary’ rules that will up compliance costs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis en... more »

Majority Of Mexicans Favor Deporting Migrants Back To Their Countries Of Origin

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Washington Examiner:* *Majority of Mexicans favor deporting migrants waiting to enter US * More than half of Mexican nationals are not sympathetic to migrants traveling through the country on their journey to the United States and support the deportation of unauthorized persons waiting to gain entry to America, according to a new study. The study, conducted by the Washington Post and Mexican newspaper Reforma, found “more than 6 in 10 Mexicans say migrants are a burden on their country because they take jobs and benefits that should belong to Mexicans.” Additionally, more than h... more »

MERCK EBOLA VACCINE FACTORY IN GERMANY MAY GET PERMISSION FROM THE EMA TO START MASS PRODUCTION THIS YEAR

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*Merck may get permission to start producing an Ebola vaccine at its site in Burgwedel, Germany, in 2019 following WHO's emergency declaration.* *https://www.devex.com/news/cdc-director-expects-to-run-out-of-ebola-vaccine-95056* *https://www.aerztezeitung.de/politik_gesellschaft/arzneimittelpolitik/article/942482/besuch-burgwedel-ebola-impfstoff-kommt-deutschland.html* *An emergency declaration allows for vaccines such as Merck's Ebola which have not been sufficiently tested for safety and efficacy to be given to people, also by force.* *The director of the Centers for Disease Contro... more »

EMERGENCY DECLARATION MAY HAVE TRIGGERED NEW ATTACK ON LABORATORY WORKER IN DR CONGO

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*LOCAL MEDIA REORT THAT PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE EBOLA RESPONSE HAVE TO LIVE IN HIDING OUT OF FEAR FROM ATTACKS BY ARMED GROUPS.* *AS WHO PLANS TO RAMP UP ITS VACCINATION EFFORTS AND VACCINATE WHOLE REGIONS, EVEN COUNTRIES, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE.* *From media* *Beni-Ebola: Isonga health center's laboratory worker threatened with death by armed men. The Google translation:* *A health care worker engaged in the fight against Ebola faced the threat of death in the Bashu chiefdom in Beni territory. On Monday... more »

He Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Doug Ford continues to rail at the carbon tax. But the truth is that gas today is still cheaper than it was a year ago. Josh Rubin reports in *The Toronto Star*: It is now more than three months since carbon pricing came into effect in Ontario — but prices are lower today than they were one year ago. In fact, the sharp drop in gas prices has been widely cited as one of the key reasons that Canada’s national inflation rate has slowed, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. According to a fuel price analyst with pump-watching firm GasBuddy.com, the average price of gas ... more »

WHO Declares DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Is A Global Health Emergency

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
BREAKING NEWS: The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, citing concerning geographical expansion of the virus: WHO Director-General, @DrTedros following the IHR Emergency Committee’s recommendation #alert — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 17, 2019 *BBC:* *DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency* The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provi... more »

DR Congo Health Minister accuses WHO, MSF of having "no respect for ethics" in pushing riskyJohnson & Johnson vaccine

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*From media* *An aggressive push to use a second experimental Ebola vaccine to try to help stop the nearly yearlong outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may have backfired, with the DRC’s health minister insisting the country will not allow use of the vaccine, made by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.* *The health minister, Dr. Oly Ilunga, had previously suggested a consortium made up of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Doctors Without Borders, and others might be permitted to conduct a clinical trial of J&J’s Ebola vaccine in the country, althou... more »

Assyrian Human Rights Activist Addresses Trump

Dabrina Bet Tamraz, right, addressing President Trump on the plight of Assyrians in Iran.On July 17, 2019, Iranian Assyrian human rights activist Dabrina Bet Tamraz was part of a delegation of survivors of religious persecution that met with United States President Donald Trump.

DR Congo says hopes WHO's emergency declaration is not the result of pressure groups seeking to profit from Ebola outbreak at expense of locals

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 15 hours ago
*From media* *• The Ministry of Health accepts the evaluation of the expert committee. The Ministry hopes that this decision is not the result of the many pressures from different stakeholder groups who want to use this declaration as an opportunity to raise funds for humanitarian actors despite the potentially harmful and unforeseen consequences for the affected communities which largely depend on cross-border trade for their survival. • While the Government continues to openly share with partners and donors how it uses the funds received, we hope that there will be greater t... more »

The Renaissance—Was There One?

Unknown at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Portrait of Lorenzo de MediciIn his lecture, "The Great Ideas in Philosophy," Daniel N. Robinson says: Intellectual historians point to a “renaissance” in the 13th century partly to call attention to the fact that the term Renaissance, used of the 15th century, was itself an invention of the 19th century, coined chiefly by scholars in the fields of the history of art and architecture. What does one mean by a renaissance? A “rebirth” presupposes that something once born in the past has died and is now to be revived. The Italian Renaissance considered the ancient and humanistic value... more »

The First Pentagon Plan To Use Nuclear Weapons Against The Soviet Union Involved 66 Targets And 204 Bombs

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*South Front:* *“Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map”: Planned US Nuclear Attack against USSR* According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, “the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against major urban areas. All major cities of the Soviet Union were included in the list of 66 “strategic” targets. The tables below categorize each city in terms of area in square miles and the corresponding number of atomic bombs required to annihilate and kill the inhabitants of selected urban areas. Six atomic bombs were to be use... more »

The U.S. Military Needs A Plan When It Eventually Leaves The Middle East

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson, US Air Force *Mike Sweeney, Modern War Institute*: *Nothing is Forever: When the US Military Eventually Leaves the Middle East, It’s Going to Need a Plan* Fifty-one years ago, British Foreign Secretary George Brown informed his American counterpart that the United Kingdom was leaving the Persian Gulf in the next few years, expediting an existing withdrawal plan. Britain was decamping because it had to: it no longer could afford the costs of its imperial commitments throughout Asia. The United States today is different from 1960s Great Britain in two imp... more »

Medicare For All Is The Way America Should Go Now-- Another Reason To Reject Status Quo Joe And Trump And Vote For Bernie

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
When I look at polls I always have to remind myself of something I figured out when I used to run for office in college. I was elected freshman class president and, in my senior year, an at-laerge senator with more votes than any other candidate running. What I figured out at the time-- in the midst of the Vietnam War is that we start off with about a third of the people favoring, a third of the people opposing and a third of the people not sure or not caring about just about any contentious issue. At my school, it was that way over the war. It was that way when right-wingers tri... more »

Mitsotakis' policies show he does not care about reelection, bluff as Globalist power grab continues

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Kyriakos Mitsotakis is misleadingly claiming that a Greek bond sale is a sign investors believe in Greece's growth prospects.* *https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/economy/36222-new-greek-prime-minister-says-greek-bond-sale-will-attract-investors.html* *https://www.thenationalherald.com/253973/turkey-talks-tough-mitsotakis-wants-to-build-up-greeces-defenses/* *http://www.ekathimerini.com/242709/article/ekathimerini/business/reduction-of-the-basic-tax-rate-to-9-pct-to-cost-up-to-900-mln-euros* *http://www.ekathimerini.com/242726/article/ekathimerini/news/dendias-bolton-talks-focus-on... more »

Ebola is now a global health emergency - for the second time

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2013-16 was declared a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" by the World Health Organization, one of only five such events in history that have been officially given that title. I don't know that the declaration did much in practical terms, apart from give warm fuzzies to the bureaucrats who issued it; but it did underline the seriousness of the outbreak, and the potential threat it posed. The world avoided a major international health crisis by the skin of its collective teeth in that outbreak, by shutting down as much travel a... more »

Australia pips New Zealand in Netball World Cup classic

Just In - 16 hours ago
Only one goal separates Australia and New Zealand at full-time in their Netball World Cup clash in Liverpool, as the Diamonds win 50-49 to stay undefeated in their title defence ahead of the semi-finals.

Theo Hayez's parents still have faith they'll find him — and that he may be held captive

Just In - 16 hours ago
The parents of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, who disappeared in Byron Bay in May shortly before he was due to fly home, say they are hopeful their son will still be found alive.

'Fear and blame is an easy political out': Ardern urges governments to inspire hope

Just In - 16 hours ago
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she still has hope for humanity in the wake of the Christchurch shootings that killed 51 people.

SPEAKER SELECTS AMENDMENT TO STOP SUSPENSION OF PARLIAMENT AMID WARNINGS NO DEAL BREXIT WILL BRING A SEVERE RECESSION

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Brexit news – live: Dire recession warning issued as no-deal looms, amid last-ditch bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending parliamentLive updates from Westminster and beyond* *The UK will have to “face the consequences” if it chooses to leave the EU without a deal, Michel Barnier has warned.* *In an interview with BBC’s Panorama, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator said Theresa May’s agreement was the only way to withdraw in an “orderly manner”.* *It came as MPs prepared to vote on legislation that could prevent the next prime minister from suspending parliament to force through a no-de... more »

Mysterious leak of NATO nuclear sites in Germany, Italy, Belgium and Turkey. Accident or threat?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Have the Globalists just leaked their NATO nuclear sites in Europe as a threat to opponents in Germany, Italy and other countries?* *https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-17/us-nuclear-secret-sites-europe-accidentally-dumped-online-nato-committee* *Nuclear bombs and nuclear reactors could be weaponized against host countries like Germany and Italy by orchestrating an accident or a false flag incident...* *My thinking is that any such bluff should be dismissed. The Globalists know that if they use nuclear bombs, then they will set off a chain reaction which will destroy themselves... more »

Links 7/18/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Judge orders release of data set showing how opioid drugs ballooned in spite of deaths

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*Excerpts from media* *America’s largest drug companies saturated the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills from 2006 through 2012 as the nation’s deadliest drug epidemic spun out of control, according to previously undisclosed company data released as part of the largest civil action in U.S. history.* *The information comes from a database maintained by the Drug Enforcement Administration that tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States — from manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city. The data provides an unp... more »

Major reforms needed to solve US border crisis and security threats

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“This is the system set up by a liberal Congress and judges. It is a well-known fact that President Obama’s administration established many of these unworkable policies, and Congress is steadfastly unwilling to change them. Every effort at reform has … Continue reading →

RED ALERT! WHO DECLARES EBOLA AN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL EMERGENCY, ALLOWS FOR MEDICAL MARTIAL LAW

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*From Science Alert* *Ebola Outbreak in Congo Has Just Been Declared an "Emergency of International Concern"* *MAX BEARAK, THE WASHINGTON POST18 JUL 2019The World Health Organization took the rare step of classifying an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo a "public health emergency of international concern" just days after the first case of the virus was confirmed in the major city of Goma on the border with Rwanda.* *The last time the global health body declared an international emergency for Ebola was during the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa that killed more than 11,00... more »

GLOBALISTS URSULA VON DER LEYEN APPROVED FOR NEW EU TOP JOB WITH HELP OF FAR RIGHT

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*Ursula von der Leyen has been approved as an unelected dictator by the European Parliament by a wafer thin margin with the help of the hard right parties in Poland and Hungary.* *Hungary's Fidesz has said that von der Leyen cannot rely on them to pass legislation, opening the prospect of a parliamentary gridlock.* *Von der Leyen may seek to get around the legislative gridlock by shutting down the parliament altogether.* *Under new rules, the European parliament can propose legislation if there is a majority. But it is not clear how long it will take for the Commission to respond t... more »

Brazil Launches”Future-se”, Designed to Increase Private Funding in Federal Universities

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Education (MEC) officially launched, on Wednesday, July 17th, a program to restructure the funding of public higher education. The project, called “Future-se,” (“join the future”) expands the possibilities of private funds becoming a much greater part of a university’s budget. Institutions will be able to enter into […] The post Brazil Launches”Future-se”, Designed to Increase Private Funding in Federal Universities appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio’s Parque das Ruínas Offers Free Cultural Program this Weekend

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday, July 20th, musician João Azevedo will blend dancing rhythms. Raised in the Baixada Fluminense suburb of Rio, he is celebrating the release of his new song “Marmió” in a free performance. The event will be free and packed with a repertoire of samba, xote, forró, samba-reggae, and MPB. […] The post Rio’s Parque das Ruínas Offers Free Cultural Program this Weekend appeared first on The Rio Times.

Silence and the Use of Force in International Law

dlewis at Lawfare - 17 hours ago
Silence sign in Paris, France (Source: Flickr/Anders Printz) *Editor's Note: *This piece is crossposted on Lawfare and EJIL:*Talk*! States frequently take actions and make statements that implicate international law. But because they do not—and, indeed, could not—express a view on each such act or statement by all other states at all times, silence seems to be the norm, rather than the exception, in international relations. When states and other international actors do not express their views on a particular incident, issue or statement that implicates international law, what is ... more »

How America Plans to Fight Russian and Chinese Submarines If War Comes

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Douglas G. Morrison - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 060406-N-3390M-005 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag] Watch out. *Small said the Navy is ultimately looking for a “family of systems.”* Should an enemy submarine surface well beyond undersea or surface drone detection range and send intelligence to attack platforms - US Navy platforms could be vulnerable in some instances. Fortified by targeti... more »

The AK-47 Is Old News: Russia Now Has the Deadly AK-203

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/21/4e/78214e7aceaa58deb2c7e87845fff08e.jpg] Even better? *But the deal, signed for a whopping 750,000 AK-203 rifles with 40,000 to be directly imported, is no less significant from the perspective of the Russian arms export business.* From air defense systems to nuclear submarines, the Soviet Union has enjoyed a longstanding, profitable *defense export relationship* with India. However, both the USSR and its Russian successor state have historically struggled to break into the Indian small arms mark... more »

Big Little Lies Flippant Use of Asperger's Hurts a Young Woman WITH Asperger’s

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Note: Thank you the author, who is Mom to a teen daughter with autism. I know this family. I know this young woman. Our kids played together many years ago during this autism journey. When I read about her daughter's... more »

Vlogger accused of defamation after mocking handwritten menu on flight

Just In - 17 hours ago
Travel blogger Rius Vernandes is calling for influencers' support after he was reported to police following his criticism on a Garuda flight from Sydney to Bali.

Live: Broncos battle Bulldogs in Thursday night NRL

Just In - 17 hours ago
The Broncos look to keep their slim finals hopes alive when they meet the Bulldogs in Brisbane, as Belinda Sharpe makes history as the first woman to referee an NRL match. Follow our live ScoreCentre.

Live: Perry reaches half-century before tea on day one of Women's Ashes Test

Jon Healy And Liam Butterworth at Just In - 17 hours ago
All the pressure is on England as the only Test of the 2019 Women's Ashes kicks off in Taunton, with Australia having powered to victory in the first three ODIs of the series. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Barnaby Joyce joins calls to increase Newstart allowance

Angelique Donnellan at Just In - 17 hours ago
Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says there is a case for raising Newstart for people in country areas, despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison refusing to budge on the issue.

'True champion': Ash Barty praised by Australian tennis legend Goolagong Cawley

Just In - 17 hours ago
The Australian tennis legend was in Darwin today to launch the 2019 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival, and had some kind words for her fellow trailblazing tennis player.

Pilots ignored alerts in fatal Air Niugini flight 73 crash, report finds

Rob Sharp at Just In - 17 hours ago
Air safety investigators find two Air Niugini pilots ignored as many as 13 alerts before their plane crashed into a lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia.

How do you find who wrote a message in a bottle? Hint: Not through social media

Gabriella Marchant at Just In - 17 hours ago
It took less than 48 hours for the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle to be found on the other side of the world, after being discovered on a remote South Australian beach this week.

Why Are Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos So Interested in Space?

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
There are good reasons to be leery of billionaires colonizing a public sector activity like space exploration.

"The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Economic System Will be FAR WORSE Than You Think"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Economic System * *Will be FAR WORSE Than You Think"* by Amy S. "The global economy is in the worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s! Despite unparalleled affluence in the Western World, personal and corporate bankruptcies are soaring. So is consumer credit. Millions are losing jobs. More millions their homes. The United States national debt is measured in trillions of dollars! Headlines of credit fraud, identity theft and corruption fill the news. Events are spinning out of control. In my own opinion, the greatest threat the United S... more »

Bank Run: Deutsche Bank Clients Are Pulling $1 Billion A Day

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This has been going on for literally months and it will need a huge round of 'quantitative easing' to properly halt. That means that the EU must print money. Or perhaps the US fed which will certainly allow Trump to take it over. Do not think that this is going to catch the Trump administration by surprise. It is not and in fact it has been waited for as it allows many other changes to take place in terms of a well planned transition. Most likely DB's book is actually all right once you provide it liquidity over say five years to allow the book to properly age. What we are... more »

The CDC Tells Mothers to Stop Breastfeeding for Vaccine Efficacy

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
*[image: The CDC Tells Mothers to Stop Breastfeeding for Vaccine Efficacy]* What is described here is absurd. Natural immunity is our actual birthright and sustaining that as long as possible is possible through breast feeding. Meddling with all this is hugely counter productive.Yet they are trying of course. Postponing all immunization is certainly indicated to months past the end of breast feeding at least. The need to create markets has had a baleful effect of the science who are hardly asked to advise. .*The CDC Tells Mothers to Stop Breastfeeding for Vaccine Efficacy* *by Me... more »

FWP working with local, state officials on CWD response in Libby

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This problem disease is ripping through the wild deer population and will surely spread. What we clearly lack is a proper understanding of the transmission vector. Recall bovine transmission of essentially the same type of disease was blamed of the human application of bovine protein powders to the feed supply which a moments thought makes unlikely. After all the disease needed a natural vector to even exist as a likely disease. Most likely cannibalism is an adjunct vector. We certainly need secure testing protocols and we need to understand the real vectors. So far it appe... more »

Lincoln and Trump: Two of a Kind?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Really. Both were and are engaged in a real Civil War between a Patriot population and an elite population whose supporters were never restricted geographically. Those clear enemies had to be stripped of influence and ultimately silenced in order for the Patriot class to resecure the integrity of the Republic. Both were then advised by trusted agents whose task was to do just that. If necessary, it does lead to the possibility of Martial Law. So far we are doing far better and the opposition has fared poorly. Recall though today that the problem is also global. Victory in the ... more »

Agroecology as Innovation

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
A UN report on agroecology finds that many farming methods pooh-poohed as traditional offer significant advantages over industrial farming.

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